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twain- -.H-JiigWBauu.’.'if-'.Mrr.’iMi!.^ maa ■ 'HI ih.ji.i ri'IV ffl I I ^ A V yMHWtwuaitwaaajJiwMM j 1930 census I 1LJ L pSfe MAI I 1 31 PER CENT 3 J Roanoke Rapid* Towiuhip jj | ^ jl % 1 | Of Halifax County Population 1 .„.I6!61! ,j OF THE TWIN CfTIES-ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY 'n™,stownsh,p J VOLUME 1*. ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1930._NUMBER 24. ESCAPING PRISONER I KILLED BY GUARD ROADCAMP PRISONER IS^HOT Self Styled Bad Man Of Goldsboro Meets His Waterloo When Willie Rawls, alias James Peebles, self styled “bad negro” of Goldsboro, came to Halifax County recently he little knew how his bad actions would be received here. For running afoul of the law, as was his practice, he tried to escape from a road camp Saturday and is now dead and buried. Peebles was arrested last week in. Weldon on a liquor charge and after a preliminary hearing elected to go on the road. He was sent to the<camp near Medoc and Saturday attempted to escape. Guard E. H. Crawley, shot-gnn in hand, saw the dash for liberty and yelled to the man to stop. He kept going and the guard fired a shot 'ov er the head of the fleeing figure. When this did not stop the fugitive, Mr. Crawley leveled down and let him have the next load. He stopped. There was twenty-one buckshot in his body when he was examined. The body was brought here for burial af ter Coroner Williams had teld arrin quest. The jury cleared the guard of all blame. The verdict was as fol lows: “Willie Rawls came to his death by gunshot wounds at the hands of E. H. Crawley, said Crawley having fired the first shot wild to stop him. He not stopping, then Crawley shot him, this having been done in per formance of his duty as gt»ard on the county road gang and we the jury hereby exonerate him from same.” The verdict was signed by T. E. Kir by .foreman, W. T. Whitehead, J. E. Eutt, Joe Neal, Norris Hannon, Dr. E. P. Brenner. The mixup in names was explained by the wife of the dead man who came here Monday to identify the body. He always used the name Rawls when in trouble, she explained. “Niggah, I sho is glad to see you where you is,” was the greeting of the wife when she viewed the remains. “You said the next time you saw me you was going to kill me, but here I Bees you first.” She then told how Peebles had cut and stabbed her so badly *he was in the hospital for ten weeks. Her body was covered with scars and her shoul der blade had been cut off by her en raged husband. She said be likell to be known as a bad man, was in the li quor business, had been on the road from Goldsboro four times to her knowledge, had been guilty of gwn toting, cutting and wounding, house breaking and was even now warftcd by the authorities there for stabbing a negro with an ice pick. A touch of comedy was lent the at tempted /scape at the road camp when Frank Johnson ,forger of Lit tleton, tried to make good his escape during the excitement of the Peebles shooting. Johnson started off on a bee line through the woods but be came entangled in a big grapevine which held him prisoner untli the of ficers caught him. Mrs.'Warrick Buys Local Beauty Parlor The Roanoke Rapids Beauty Shoppe located on the second floor of the Marks building over Hunt’s 5 & 10c store, opened this week under the management of Mrs. Elsie Gay War rick, formerly connected with Faye’s Beauty Shoppe, in Rosemary, who re cently purchased the husiness from Mrs ,M. R. Sternberg. The local beau ty establishment was formerly under the management of Miss Eulale Rob erson, who has engaged in similar work in Farmville, N. C. J Work Speeds on Pier And Road of Bridge Work is being rushed on the new! bridge this week with the coffer dams. for the first pier completed today. This pier will be in the river about twenty feet from the present bank on this side. The road ontract is also being speeded with work started on the fill on the Northampton side and the right of way cleaned out on this sid«| of the river , M Another Service For Herald Readers In a little over three months the General Assembly will meet in Raleigh and important events will be taking place every day at the State Capitol from now un til then. The Herald feels that its read ers are entitled to know what is going on at Raleigh in the way of prospective legislation, reports of special commissions and com mittees and other matters of in terest to citizen and taxpayer. Radi week, we will publish the news as written .[especially for The Herald by M. R. Dunnagan, formerly city editor of the Win ston-Salem Journal and the Char lotte Observer; former secretary to Governor McLean; and now ca pital correspondent for the Jour nal, Asheville Citizen. Norfolk Virginian Pilot and N. C. corres ponc^'nt for the Uraled Stutes Daily, Washington, D. C. IS KILLED AT HOME Brother Of I>oca1 Man Is Shotl Thru Window While Talk- l 'ins'To Family C. Radcliff, employee of Roanoke Mills Co., left here Saturday with his family to attend t*he funeral of his brother, George T. Radcliff, promi nent farmer and business man di Hyde county. The latter was shot Friday night about 8 o’clock as he sat talking ai home with his family. A gun -was thrust through the window and fireat. Mr. Fndclii'? vev rushed to a hospi tal at Washington where he died a few hours later. Bloodhounds were secured from En field and trailed a negro who had been employed by Mr. Radcliff for several years. He was arrested and placed in the Hyd eConnty jail and later was removed secretly before day light. The family knew of no differ ence between th etvvo and the motive is yet unknown. The funeral was held at the Rad cliff Cemetery near Leechville in Hyde County. A wife and four chil dren survive. Also four sisters and four brothers: C. Radcliff, Roanoke Rapids, E. C. Radcliff, Leechville, John B. Radcliff, M. M. Radcliff, Mes dames Emily Gibbs, Leechville. An nie F. Allen, Jane Gibbs, and N. B. Gatewood of Norfolk. A huge crowd from all sections of the State attend ed the funeral. Fight Settled By All Except Court; Will Allen and Doc Ray, of North-; ampton County, were each fined $5 and costs, by W. W. Grant, a North ampton county magistrate, last Fri day, when they entered pleas of guilty to a charge of fighting in the public highway. The two men were arrested the same day of the trial by Deputy Sher iff L. E. Keeter, charged with being iirunk and disorderly. The siltercation took place on the public highway near the Kelley Shaw place. "Both Allen and Ray told Officer Keeter that they had ‘fixed’ the trou ble up between themselves amd were friends again. They were inforsmed by the arresting officer that the trou ble had not been “fixed” with the law and they would have to appear before a magistrate for a hearing. Neither of the men was badly in jured in the fracas. Bill and Lester To ' Operate Midget Links I Bill Alligood and Lester Edmondson Jwell known young business men and athletes of the Twin Cities, will take charge of the Twin City Midget Golf Links this Saturday. They will have ,the links open for business every af ternoon and night, giving their per sonal attention each evening. Local, golfers say it has improved their put-; ting game immensely while several new faces have been seen on the big i links since some have gotten a taste | of golf at the midget links. Special! offers by the new management are advertised in this issue. Mrs T. H. O'Dell of Mottistown, j Tenn., is visiting her son ,J. C. O’Dell, of Rosemary. BOY LOSES ARM WHEN CAR WRECKS Allen Thomason Hurt When Car Crashes In to Filling Station An automobile accident in which three young men narrowly escaped death, one of the trio being seriously jinjured, occurred during the early hours of last Sunday morning at South Rosemary. The occupants of the automobile were Allen Thomason, Alton Spates and Albert Hale, whose homes are said to be in South Rosemary. Thom ason received injuries to his right arm, which was amputated at the shoulder shortly after he entered the Roanoke Rapids hospital, where he was taken immediately after the ac cident. Spates, driver of the machine, and Hale escaped with only miner injuries. Later in the day Sunday Spates was arrested by H. E. Dobbins, chief of the Rosemary police, and placed under a $500 bond for his appearance before a magistrate for a preliminary heaving. Charges of reckltess driving, J causing damage to personal property, and causing injury to his companion, Allen Thomason, have been placed against him. Spates will be placed on trial, it is understood, when Thomas on's condition has improved to the extent that he can attend the trial as a witness. According to persons who arrived at the scene of the wreck a few min utes after it happened, the automo bile, a Chevrolet coup*, in which the three were riding, was traveling on the highway between here and Lit tleton proceeding toward Rosemary, jat a high rate of speed. When the machine arrived at South Rosemary the driver failed to negotiate a sharp turn there and the car crashed into a brick pillar at Dick’s Place, a filling station, turned over a number of times and landed on its top several i'cet from the filling station. The pillar was torn from its holdings and brick was scattered over the ground. One side of the roof over the drive way in front of the station was sup ported by the damaged pillar fell to the ground. It is thought Spates applied his brakes when he arrived at the sharp curve. When he did so the car was swerved around and side swiped the pillar. Thomason, who is said to be about 18 or 19 years old, seems to have been more unfortunate than his two companions. He was sitting next to the door of the coupe with his arm resting upon it. Persons who arrived at the wreck believe his arm was crushed when ftre car crashed in to the pillar. Thomason was tEhorwn from the machine for a distance of about 15 feet. A passing motorist, whose name could no the learned, brought him to .'the hospital. The car was demolished. 65 Gallon Stfll Is Found on Camp Island The second moonshiner’s still to be confiscated in Northampton County within the past week ^*s found by officers last Saturday might on what is known as Camp's Island, located between Camp’s Store in Northamp ton (County and Weldon, \in Halifax County. The still was of 65 gallons capacity, the same as that'/taken in a series *& raids across the river a few days ago. No arrests were made. The still was undisturbed when found by the officers. They returned, however, Tuesday night of this week prepared to confiscate the illegal equipment and expecting t<> mate ar rests. Nobody was found at the still on thir second visit. The still was destroyed. In addition to the still the officers also found 2 barrels of mash, but no whiskey. Traffic Officer On Duty At Nocn Hour Mayor Taylor informs The Herald that Chief Gray will be stationed at the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Fifth Street from 12 until 12:15 each school day in order to protect school children and direct traffic. The Chief went on duty there yesterday. The Mayos asks tha ttcachers and par ents cooperate by insisting that all children who live on the West side of the Avenue cress the Avenue at that point only, which is directly in front of the Central School building. CIVIL COURT ON MONDAY Judtrc Moore To Preside; Green Will Case Is Most Import ant On Docket A two weeks term of Civil Court will commence Monday, September 29, with Judge Clayton Moore of William ston presiding and Mrs. IV. G. Kear ney of Henderson as Court Report er. The most important case set for trial at this time is the A. G. Green [Will case, set for Monday, October sixth. The calendar is as follows: Mon- ] day, Sept. 29, Service Co., vs Gurkin, Foreman Machine Co., vs Glover, Wil liams vs Town of Enfield, Mitchell vs White, Peanut Corp vs Strickland. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Norman vs Fra zier, Burroughs P. W. Co. vs Brad ley, Phrkfcr vs Benthall, Buck vs Vick, Donough, Admr. vs Ferebee, Steelman vs. Carolina Coach Co., Al exander vs Edwards. Wednesday, Oct. 1, Smith vs Jones, Cosset vs Gate City Life Ins. Co., Banker’s Security Co. vs The Corley Co., Brown vs Williams. Thursday, Oct. 2, Clark, et al vs Harrison, Oil Co. vs McGowan et al, Green vs A. C. L. R. R. Co., Watson vs Bass. Monday, Oct. 6, Matter Will A .G. Green. Wednesday, Oct. 8, Moore vs A. C. L R. R. Co., Moore vs A. C. L. R. R. Co., Etheridge vs A C. L. R. R. Co., Howard vs Howard, Price Vs Casualty Ins. Co., Higgins vs Carolina Service Corp., Loregrove vs R. C. Josey, Sr. Cannon vs Roanoke Mills Co. Motion Docket, Shearin vs Hudson, Shearin vs Jenkins, Tiplc R Gro. Co. vs Johnson, Hamilton vs Glover, Shell et als vs L. G. Shell Co., Boseman vs Nolde Btos., Weinstein Bros, vs Sou thern Junk Co. Cases will take precedence from day to day until disposed of. Suitors and witnesses need not at tend before the day on which their eases ii.Te set. S. M. Gary.. Clerk Superkfir Court. POSTOFFICE DEMURRAGE Extra Charge For CoHect Parcel Post After Fifteen Days Demurrage will be charged on all collect on delivery paTtcJl post re maining in the postoffice* more than Fifteen days beginning October first, according to Postmaster John L. Vest, of Rosemary. Postamster Vest explains that this demurrage will be charged against parcels at the rate of Five cents per day starting from the date of arriv- i al m post offices should parcels be left in post offices more than fifteen days. This new law was passed during the 'last session of Congress and is; an effort to do away with the prac-! tice ~of many peop’te rn'tUlowing col- j lect 'on delivery parcels to remain in \ offices sometimes for as many as 3b j days. The handling of parcels of this J nature has long been a source of much j trouble and annoyance in offices ev-1 erywhere, Mr. Vest stated. Chicken Bootleggers In Jail At Jackson Charged with bootlegging stolen chickens John Taylor and ‘Will Taylor, both colored, of Northampton County, were arrested in Weldon a few days ago by deputy Sheriff L. *E. Keeter and Jack *Thorne, connected with the Weldon itdlxce force. The tw oalleged chicken thieves were araigteed before W. H. .Joyner, Northampton County magistrate, and in default of $200 bond, each, were placed in the Northampton County jail to await a meeting of the grand jury. After their arrest the colored men were taken to the home of George Mablin, also colored, where the y'livo, There the officers found nine other chickens and one turkey, allegedly stolen and an amount of dry goods and other stolen articles. Steadman Is Dead U. S. Representative Charles M. Steelman, 90, oldest member of Con gress .and last Confederate veteran, died Tuesday afternoon after an ill ness of two weeks. He suffered a strok eof appoplexy and had been ill in a Washington, D. C., hospital. The funeral is being held at Fayetteville today. NEGRO IS HELD FOR ASSAULT Grabs Two White Ladies On Avenue Sunday Night Charged with assault upon two | white ladies, Joe Hunter, colored of Roanoke Rapids, was arraigned before Magistrate R. L. Martin, Monday, and in default of a $500 bond was placed in the Halifax County jail, where he is awaiting a meeting of the grand jury. Hunter is accused of assaulting the white ladies on the streets of Roa noke Rapids Sunday night. He told the Magistrate that if he committed the crime he didn’t remember it. Af ter the trial he told a local officer that he had been drinking on the night of the alleged assault. The colored man was arrested early Monday morning by Officer Clifton Massie and Deputy Sheriff L. E. Keeter. Hunter, it was learned, recently re turned from Vance County, where he completed a sentence on the roads for larceny. The white ladies had been visiting a patient at the hospital and were walk ing home. About a block from the hospital they met the negro. In or der to let him pass, the ladies sepa rated, one going on the inside of the walk, the other on the outside. When Hunter passed between them, he grab bed both of them. They screamed and broke away, running down the street. However, both of them had pres ence of mind to get a good look at the assailant and gave the police a good description. The trail was pick ed up and he was spotted entering the house of a relative. Later in the night, the arrest was made. The two women will appear before the grand jury. Hunter has a bad re putation here, having caused consid erable trouble in the past rbat ' as al ways shrewd enough to evade the po lice. He was rushed to Halifax Mon day before the news of the assault had spread around the city. This is one of th efirst cases of this kind in history here and feeling has been running high. Dry Law Violator Suspects Surrender Two men, Ned Moody and Maude Ingram, colored, o f Northampton County, charged with violating the prohibition law by their alleged con nections with a still confiscated in that courtly last week by Deputy Sheriff Keeter and Constable W. E. Massie, eueh furnished bonds in the sum of '$I'30 for their appetTance at the next term of the Northampton County Superior Court at Jackson. They voluntarily gave themselves up to the officers on advice, it was learned of their attorney, Allen C. ZoEknoffer. Moody and Ingram made success ful 'escape s when the still with which they aye Charged with being connect ed was confiscated. Twc# other men west- arrested at the site of the still. Each furnished bonds for their ap pearance befone a Northampton Cootfiy 'Magistrate for preliminary hearings. Novel Advertising By Local Insurance Firm A photograph showing the damage caused fco Didk’s Place, a Tilling sta tion in South Rosemary, when it was struck 1$’ a speeding automobile dur ing the -early hours of last Sunday morning, will be found in -sin adver Itisement of the Bounds Insurance Agency, located '.it 932 Roanoke Ave nue, Rosemary. The Herald had the cut made to be used in this advertise ment. Another cur to be used along. with the story of t he accideir. failed to arrive in time for publication in this week’s issue of The Heraki. Local Stores Have Fall Stocks Ready Fall openings showing the new line of merchandise for the fall and win ter seasons are advertised this week by the Oak Stores of Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary and by R. L. Chesson’s | of Rosemary. Full page ads of both; stores appear in this issue, which, will be of interest to shoppers. Twin boys were born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. U. R. Tritt of R6sc mary. THRONGS ATTEND O’BRIANT FUNERAL B. F. Armstrong Dies After Short Illness Funeral on Tuesday B. F. Armstrong, 48 years of age, died at his home here Monday morn ing, at o’clock, following an illness that lasted for three weeks. Funer al services were conducted Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, from the Chris tian church with Rev. V. H. Gran tham, pastor, officiating. Burial was made in Columbia, N. C. Mr. Armstrong was employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Co., of Rosemary. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Pearl, Virginia and Ca therine Armstrong and Mrs. L. D. Bright, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Armstrong, one sister* Mrs. Verna Bartley, and four brothers, Chester Armstrong, D.'A. Armstrong, all of Roanoke Rapids, A. V. Armstrong of Tarboro, and Dennis Armstrong of | Columbia. YOUNG HUX LOSES LEG Boy Injured In Motorcycle Wreck Has Leg Amputated George Austin Hux, 15 years of age, of Halifax, son of G. A. Hux jail er of Halifax County, who had a narrow escape from death and was seriously injured on Monday, Sep-1 tember 8, when the motorcycle on ' which he was riding was struck by an automobile on the highway at Ha lifax, underwent an operation for the amputation of his left leg at the Roa noke Rapids hospital Monday. The limb was removed above the knee. His condition was said at the hos pital to be “very good.” The young motorcyclist was re moved to the hospital immediately after the accident occured and has been a patien: there since. At first attending physicians held hopes of saving his leg. and his condition grad ually showed improvement. The flesh, however, failed to heal and a few days I ago his condition began to decline. It was found necessary to amputate his leg. The accident occurred when young Hux was attempting to turn around in the road. The approaching ma chine, driven by Sam Young, of Roa noke Rapids, was too near him to stop in time to avoid the accident. The injured lad's statement follow ing the accident relieved Mr. Young of all blame for the wreck. Jewish New Year 5691 Is Celebrated Rfrish Hashanah was observed by the Jews of Halifax County Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the beginning of the Jewish New Year, the year 56hl. The Ne wYear holidays start ed at sundown on Tuesday and con tinued until Rundown on Wednesday. Easiness houses operated in the coun ty by Jews were closed all day Tues day in observance of the approaching year. Members of the Jewish race in the Twin Cities attended synagogues 'outside of the city- Next Thursday, •October 2, they will observe Yom Kip jar, a day of fasting. Revival Commenced At Rosemary Church Marshall Mott, evangelist of Win ston-Salem, N. C., is conducting a two weeks meeting at the Rosemary Bap tist Church. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Armstrong have charge of the mus ic with the young people. Great good is -expected to be derived from having these concentrated workers at the Rosemary Baptist church. Rev. J. E. Kirk is pastor of the church and the attendance is good. HERE FOR FUNERAL I Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jones, Mrs. Jessie Garrett, Otis and Forrest Pet ty of Danville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Faison, of Columbia, N. 0., M. E. Faison of Portsmouth, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dearman and L. B. Shep herd of Stone Creek. N. C„ relatives of the late Rev. J. B. O’Briant, at tended the funeral of the well known Methodist' Protestant minister here last Sunday afternoon. 3,000 IS ESTIMATE OF CROWD Widely Known Meth odist Minister Laid to Rest Sunday Funeral services were conducted last Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock from the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for the late Rev. John Benjamin O’Briant, 67 years of age, widely known Methodist Protestant minister, whose death oc curred at the Roanoke Rapids hos pital last Saturday morning at 4:45 o’clock following an operation for acute appendicitis. Internment was made in the Cedarwood Cemetery, where brief services were conducted by the local Masonic lodge, Widow’s Son, No. 519, A. F. & A. M., of which the deceased was a member. The church services were in charge of the following Methodist Protestant ministers: Dr. T. M. Johnson, of Whi takers; Rev. J. Clyde Auman, of En field, Rev. E. G. Cowan, of Triplett, Va., and Rev. R. L. Hathcock, of Cresville. The honorary pallbearers were: J. W. Taylor, George N. Taylor, Harvey Taylor, J. E. Tickel, Clarence Grim mer, J. H. Matkins, E. A. Murray, R. O. Bray, M. D. Collier and C. C. Shell. The active pallbearers were the pastors of the six churches in Roa noke Rapids and Rosemary, Rev. A. P. Mustian, pastor of the Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church; Rev. S .H. Bradley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church; Rev. J. E. Kirk, pastor of the Rosemary Baptist Church; Rev. C. T. Thrift, par tor of thsa Rosemary Metiioduvc Episcopal Church, South, and Rev. L. M. Hall, pastor of the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Episco pal Church, South. Out-of-Tovn ministers who attend ed the funeral but who did not par ticipate in the services included Rev. J. D. Hardy, of Norfolk, Va.. and Rev. H. A. Chester, of Whitakers, N .C. Rev. O’Briant was born April 19, 1863, in Guilford County, about 12 miles from Greensboro, the County seat. In 189G he was graduated from Yadkin College, where he studied for the ministry. He had been engaged in ministerial work for about 19 years and was one of the most prominent and best loved churchmen in this sec tion of North Carolina. He served as pastor of the following circuits and churches: Randleman Circuit in Randolph County; Spring Church Cir cuit in Northampton County; Little ton Circuit in Halifax County; Chase City MUhodi^t Protestant Church; Vance Circuit in Vance County and the Greensville Circuit in Greensville County, Va. Rev. O’Briant also filled the pulpit in local churches on several occasions. About 29 years ago Rev. OjJriant came to Roanoke Rapids to make his home. After residing here for about 10 years he moved to abou tfour miles from Roanoke Rapids, a short dis tance from South Rosemary, where he lived until his death. While living (Continued on back page) .►'Taj / Falls From Tree Noah Bell, son of Sheriff II. L. Bell, is in the Charlotte Hungerford hospi tal at Torrington .Conn. He fell from a tree and injured his back while working for the Davy Tree Surgery Co. His many friends here will be glad to know that he is recovering from a serious injury. Mrs. J. W. Brank Dies Mrs. ,T. \V .Blank, age MB. died Sat urday at the local hospital. The body was shipped to Orangeburg. S. C. for burial Monday. Surviving tile deceas ed are the husband and an infant child. Mr. Drank is an overseer for Roanoke Mills Co. Kilchin Heads List Leland Kitchin, of Scotland Neck, is said to he Governor Gardner’s choice to head the cooperative association now being projected hy the North Carolina Tobacco Relief Association. JJr. Kitchin is a brother of the late Governor Kitchin and late Congress man Claud Kitchin.
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